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Authorities seize popular, long-running DDoS-for-hire service domains

FBI and RCMP seized NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire domains under Operation PowerOFF; the service enabled hundreds of thousands of attacks since at least 2022.

The Justice Department announced the court-ordered seizure of NightmareStresser's primary domain and related sites, executed by the FBI Anchorage field office and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under Operation PowerOFF. The DDoS-for-hire service enabled hundreds of thousands of attacks or attempted attacks since at least 2022, targeting educational institutions, government agencies, gaming platforms, and millions of people. Authorities have seized more than 100 booter domains since 2018; operators remain unidentified and the service claimed to operate under Russian law.

CyberScoop · 1h agoPolicy & legal 5 sources

FBI takes down one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services

FBI seized NightmareStresser domains, one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services, used in hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022.

The FBI, together with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, seized the domains behind NightmareStresser, a 'booter' service the DoJ says launched hundreds of thousands of actual or attempted DDoS attacks against victims worldwide since 2022. Victims allegedly included educational institutions, government agencies, gaming platforms and millions of individuals. The action falls under Operation PowerOFF, an ongoing international effort under which prosecutors have charged twelve defendants and seized more than 100 DDoS-for-hire domains over the past eight years.

Help Net Securityupdated · 1h agofirst · 3h agoPolicy & legal 5 sources

NightmareStresser Goes Offline in Global DDoS-for-Hire Crackdown

The DOJ seized NightmareStresser domains, a DDoS-for-hire service behind hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022, as part of Operation PowerOFF.

The US Department of Justice announced the court-authorized seizure of internet domains behind NightmareStresser, a booter service allegedly used to launch hundreds of thousands of actual or attempted DDoS attacks worldwide since 2022. The action, announced from the District of Alaska with FBI Anchorage and Royal Canadian Mounted Police support, is part of Operation PowerOFF, which previously took down 53 domains across 21 countries in April and 27 booter sites in December 2024. Over the past eight years, prosecutors have charged twelve defendants and seized more than 100 domains tied to DDoS-for-hire services.

Security Affairsupdated · 1h agofirst · 3h agoPolicy & legal 5 sources

US takes down NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire platform

FBI seized NightmareStresser, a DDoS-for-hire platform with 566,000 users and servers capable of 200 Gbps attacks, under Operation PowerOFF.

US law enforcement seized the nightmare-stresser[.]com and nightmarestresser[.]org domains used by the DDoS-for-hire service. Searchlight Cyber reported in 2023 that NightmareStresser had over 566,000 registered users and 52 dedicated servers launching attacks of up to 200 Gbps against Layer 4 and Layer 7 targets. The FBI said the service was used for hundreds of thousands of actual or attempted DDoS attacks since 2022. The action continues Operation PowerOFF, which began in December 2018 and previously took down DigitalStress, Dstat.cc and dozens of booter domains.

BleepingComputerupdated · 1h agofirst · 3h agoPolicy & legal 5 sources

U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks

The U.S. DoJ seized NightmareStresser DDoS-for-hire domains, disrupting a booter service linked to hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a court-authorized seizure of nightmare-stresser[.]com and nightmarestresser[.]org, conducted with the FBI Anchorage Field Office and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as part of Operation PowerOFF. Searchlight Cyber reported in 2023 that NightmareStresser had over 566,000 registered users and 52 servers, offering Layer 4 amplification and Layer 7 floods against education, government, and gaming victims. The seizure follows earlier actions, including 48 domains seized in December 2022 and 53 domains plus four arrests this April, bringing totals to twelve charged defendants and more than 100 seized domains.

The Hacker Newsupdated · 1h agofirst · 9h agoPolicy & legal 5 sources

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